What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Yell, Windhouse, Chapel and Graveyard as Burial Ground (medieval), Chapel (medieval). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 10m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Medieval burial ground and chapel, likely 12th to 16th century. Its significance lies in reflecting early Christian funerary practices and settlement patterns in the Shetland Islands.
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Places near here
Yell, WindhouseGarden Wall(s) (period Unassigned), Lairds House (18th Century) · 9 yd
Yell, SetterMound (period Unassigned) · 668 yd
Hill of CambMountain / peak · 1591 yd
Yell, Laxa BurnBuilding (period Unassigned) · 1.0 mi
Hill of RagaMountain / peak · 1.2 mi
'Peerie' Willie Johnson MemorialMemorial · 1.4 mi
Mid Yell VoeBay · 1.4 mi
Whale FirthBay · 1.8 mi
Yell, Loch of BirriesgirtBurnt Mound (prehistoric) · 3.0 mi
Sweinna StackIslet · 3.3 mi
White Wife of OtterswickMemorial · 4.8 mi